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J. LUTZ & 'J. MGKBLLAR'.

WEATHER STRIP. APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 4. 1906.

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I I I fi UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE. JOHN LUTZ AND JAMES MOKEImf OFCOLUMBUS, OHIO.

WEATHER-STRIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1907.

Application filed August 4,1906. swarm. 329,163.

To all, whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN LUTZ and JAMES MOKELLAR, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and Stateof Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWeather-Strips, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to an improved.

weather strip for windows, and has for its object the provision ofweatherstrips which may be simply and cheaply made and which whenapplied to windows in the novel manner devised by us, effectuallyprevent the entrance of wind, rain or snow to the interior of the roomin which said windows are located.

A further object of the invention is the provision of weather strips ofthe character described, which are adapted to be secured to the adjacentfaces of the window sash and to slidably contact with each other toprovide a wearing surface.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in thedetailed description which now follows.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a horizontal section through aportion of a window frame and through the upper and lower sash, Fig. 2is a transverse vertical section through the window frame and the sash,and, Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail perspective view of one of the weatherstrips.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of thedrawing.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates the window frame.Secured to this window frame is a stop 6 against which the upper sash 7travels. Located between the upper sash and the lower sash 8 is aparting strip 9.

The weather strips forming the subject matter of the present invention,comprise Z-shaped metallic plates having a central portion 10 andflanges 11 and 12 which lie at right angles to said central portion 10.The flanges 11 are secured by fastening devices 13 to the adjacent facesof the upper and lower sash, while the flanges 12 slidably abut eachother and travel in a groove 14 which is formed in the parting strip 9.A strip 15 completes the guide for the sash 8. A parting strip 16 whichextends across the top of the window frame, is grooved as at 17 (seeFig. 2) for the reception of one of the flanges of a Z-shaped weatherstrip 18, the other of said flanges being secured to the upper rail ofthe upper sash indicated at 19.

A parting strip 20 which extends across the bottom of the window frameis grooved as at 21, for the reception of one of the flanges of theZ-shaped weather strip 22, the other flange of said Z-shaped strip beingsecfired to the bottom rail 23 of the lower sas A parting strip 24 (seeFig. 2) is secured to thebott'om rail 25 of the upper sash and isgaooved as at 26 for the reception of one of the flanges of the Z-shapedWeatherstrip 27, the other flange of said weather strip being secured tothe upper rail 28 of the lower sash.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the hereindescribed construction and arrangement of parts provides an absolutelyweather tight window. The weather strips indicated in Fig. 1 and whichare 10- cated at each side of the window effectually prevent theentrance of wind, rain or snow-at the sides of the window. The groovedparting strip 16 receiving theflange of the Z- shaped weather strip atthe top of the window, serves a like purpose at that point, while thelike constructionat the bottom of the window and the grooved partingstrip 24 and the Weather strip carried bythe upper railof the lowersash, prevent the entrance of the Weather at the bottom of the windowand at the juncture of the u per and lower sash.

While the elements erein shown and def scribed, are well adapted toserve the purposes for which they are intended, it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth,but includes within its purview such changes as may be made within thescope of the appended claims.

What we claim, is:

1. A window construction comprising a frame, upper and lower sash, aarting strip located between said upper and lower sash, and weatherstrips secured to the adjacent faces of said upper and lower sash, saidweather strips having members which are dis posed to travel in a grooveformed in the face of the parting strip.

2. A window construction comprising a frame, upper and lower sash, aparting strip located between said upper and lower sash, weather stripssecured to the adjacent faces of said upper and lower sash, said weatherstrips having members which are disposed to travel in a groove formed inthe face of the IIO parting strip, a parting strip extending across theupper portion of the window frame between the upper and lower sash, anda weather strip secured to the top rail of the upper sash and having amember adapted to engage a recessformed in the face of said partingstrip.

3. A window construction comprising a frame, upper and lower sash, aparting strip located between said upper and lower sash,

weather strips secured to the adjacent faces of said upper and lowersash, said weather strips having members which are disposed to travel ina groove formed in the face of the parting strip, a parting stripsecured to the bottom rail of the upper sash, and a weather stripsecured to the top rail of the lower sash and having a member adapted toengage a groove formed in the upper face of said last named partingstrip.

4. A window construction comprising a frame, upper and lower sash, aarting strip located between said upper an lower sash, weather stripssecured to the adjacent faces of said upper and lower sash, said weatherstrips having members which are disposed to travel in a groove formed inthe face of the parting strip, a parting strip extending across thebottom of the window frame between the upper and lower sash, and aweather strip secured to the bottom rail of the lower sash, said weatherstrip having a member adapted to engage a groove formed in the upperface of said last named parting strip.

5. The combination with a window comprising upper and lower sash, of aparting strip secured to the bottom rail of the upper sash, and aweather strip secured to the top rail of the lower sash and having amember adapted to engage in a groove formed in the upper face of saidparting strip.

6. In a window, the combination. with. a frame, upper and lower sash, aparting strip located between said upper and lower sash, andZ-shapedweather strips secured to said sash portions of which aredisposed to travel in a groove formed in the face of the parting strip.

In testimony whereof we allix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN LUT'J. JAMES M eKE I JLA R.

W'itnesses:

FRANK G. CAMPBELL, L. CARL STOUGHTON.

